Hey #gamedev twitter,
Have you ever worked at a studio that had an actual code of ethics established internally?
Have you ever worked at a studio that had an actual code of ethics established internally?
I want to clarify that by code of ethics, I mean a set of policies that is adhered to by the organization and individuals and supported through policy.
NOT some feel good statement of who they hope to be.
NOT some feel good statement of who they hope to be.
Think “code of ethics” as part of a larger emotional intelligence coaching that is an actual part of the onboarding structure and serves as a check and balance to all business decisions such as consent, transparency (in pay among other things).
A concrete example would be
“We champion diversity.”
Like, if you’re 30+ person studio is >70% cisgender men, this stated value is meaningless.
And it’s 2022. I’ll have none of this “qualified job market” nonsense.
My Twitter is abundant with boss level femmes.
“We champion diversity.”
Like, if you’re 30+ person studio is >70% cisgender men, this stated value is meaningless.
And it’s 2022. I’ll have none of this “qualified job market” nonsense.
My Twitter is abundant with boss level femmes.
“Diversity” also does not just mean gender.
Diversity must be applied at the decision making stake holder level.
Diversity must be applied at the decision making stake holder level.
David had it on the nose!
Code of conduct: “how the subordinates must behave.”
Code of ethics: “actionable and protected guide for how we treat and interact with each other internally and externally”
Code of conduct: “how the subordinates must behave.”
Code of ethics: “actionable and protected guide for how we treat and interact with each other internally and externally”
https://twitter.com/JanDavidHassel/status/1495327820272345088
None of this nonsense at #ABK would have happened and be continuing to happen if there were policies upholding ethics.
Not that infractions wouldn’t happen, but rather that the rot would be allowed to be so chronic, so deeply embedded.
Not that infractions wouldn’t happen, but rather that the rot would be allowed to be so chronic, so deeply embedded.
If there were actual ethics that each person consented to and were supported by structure to empower that behavior and action, then QA wouldn’t be so awfully taken advantage of.
It would be considered obscene to treat another human that way.
It would be considered obscene to treat another human that way.
Ethics are not a recruiting and marketing tool. They are an underlying critical understanding of what cannot be tolerated.
If your studio has a DEI Board what have they actually been empowered to accomplish?
If your studio has a DEI Board what have they actually been empowered to accomplish?
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